HSK 6 · Ideas

弱点 ruòdiǎn “weakness” in Chinese

Traditional 弱點

What 弱点 means

  1. weakness
  2. weak point
  3. failing

How to say 弱点

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale弱ruò4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale点diǎn3rd tone, dipping

弱点 in a sentence

  1. 谁都有弱点。

    Shéi dōu yǒu ruòdiǎn.

    Everybody has weaknesses.

    Sentence #8780285 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 您有哪些弱点呢？

    Nín yǒu nǎxiē ruòdiǎn ne?

    What are your weaknesses?

    Sentence #12497652 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters

  3. 安的弱点就是巧克力。

    Ān de ruòdiǎn jiùshì qiǎokèlì.

    Ann’s weakness is chocolate.

    Sentence #766993 from Tatoeba · converted to simplified characters · translation adapted

How 弱点 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 弱 (ruò) with each of its parts in a different colour
弱ruòweak; feeble
  • 弓bow · gōng
  • 冫ice · bīng
  • 弓bow · gōng
  • 冫ice · bīng
The character 点 (diǎn) with each of its parts in a different colour
点diǎnto touch briefly; to tap
  • 占to divine · zhānSound part
  • 灬fire form of 火 · huǒMeaning part

灬 hints at the meaning (fire); 占 (zhān) hints at the sound. Compare it with diǎn.

Memory aidSimplified from 點, a black 黑 dot. 占 (zhān) gives the sound.

How to write 弱点

弱 10 strokes · 点 9 strokes

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弱点 (ruòdiǎn) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 弱点 (ruòdiǎn). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 弱点

Words with 弱

弱ruò · weak削弱xuēruò · to weaken薄弱bóruò · weak脆弱cuìruò · fragile

Words with 点

点diǎn · o’clock一点儿yìdiǎnr · a little有点儿yǒudiǎnr · slightly晚点wǎndiǎn · (of trains地点dìdiǎn · place特点tèdiǎn · characteristic (feature)优点yōudiǎn · strong point缺点quēdiǎn · weak point重点zhòngdiǎn · key point点心diǎnxin · light refreshments

More words: Ideas & Concepts

任重道远rènzhòngdàoyuǎn · to carry a heavy responsibility (lit. heavy load日新月异rìxīnyuèyì · changing rapidly荣誉róngyù · honour儒家rújiā · Confucianism涉及shèjí · to involve生机shēngjī · vitality声势shēngshì · momentum生肖shēngxiào · Chinese zodiac sign

FAQs

弱点 (ruòdiǎn) means “weakness” or “weak point”. It is an HSK 6 word.
Say it ruòdiǎn: ruò with a 4th tone, then diǎn with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 弱点 is written 弱點. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type ruodian with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 弱点 from the suggestions. Typing ruodian into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
弱点 is an HSK 6 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.